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Offline Sanguine

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Not exactly shocking.

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    Around 6 in 10 Americans are just not that into Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump, says a new NBC/SurveyMonkey poll
    The former secretary of state has a four point edge in the general election over the brash billionaire, the poll shows
    One-third of both Trump and Clinton supporters are voting for their candidate in opposition of the other party's selection 

By Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com

Published: 15:20 EST, 24 May 2016 | Updated: 15:49 EST, 24 May 2016

When it comes to the popularity portion of the presidential contest, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are losing. 

A new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll found that around 60 percent of Americans either dislike or hate the parties' top contenders.

Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, is disliked or hated by 63 percent of registered voters, while Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, is disliked or hated by 58 percent or survey respondents. ...





In a head-to-head general election match-up between Clinton and Trump she bests him by four points, 47 to 43 percent, the same lead the former secretary of state held in this same poll last week.

The poll also asked respondents why they were supporting a particular candidate and found that one-third of the registered voters were supporting Clinton or Trump in opposition to the other.

Among Clinton supporters, 33 percent they were voting for her to opposed Trump, while another 30 percent liked her experience, another 15 percent enjoyed her positions on issues, another 15 percent said they approved of her leadership ability and finally 8 percent of voting for her because she's the Democratic party's nominee.

With Trump supporters, 36 percent said they'll be voting for The Donald because they don't want to see another Clinton in the White House.
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3606823/Worst-candidates-Poll-finds-majorities-Americans-dislike-Trump-Clinton.html#ixzz49c3evTp4


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